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IXU Goods delivered to nny part of the City
INDEPENDENT
HONOLULU H I TIITJESDAY FEBRUARY 17 1898
Oceanic Steamship Company
TIME TABLE
Tho Flno Passenger Stoamora of This Lino WiJl Airivo and Loave
TIiib Port ns Horeuudor
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
AUSTRALIA FEB 21
MARIPOSA MAR 2
AUSTRALIA MAR 19
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
MOAN A MARCH 8
AUSTRALIA MAROH 21
ALAMEDA MAROH 01
In connection with tho sailing of tho abovo stoamers the Ageuts are
proparod to issuo to intending passengers coupon through tickets by any
railroad from Snu Francisco to all points in tho United States and from
Now York by any steamship lino to all European ports
For further partioulini apply to
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AND JOB
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New and Fresh Goods received by every paoket from California Eastern
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Standard Grado of Gonnad Vegetables Fruits and Fish
ISLAND TUADW BOTitHTTICU RATlHKAnTTON OnAKANTRRT
Twonty flvo Roasons Against tho
Annexation of Hawaii
1 Becauso it would bo a com
ploto and immediato surrender of
the Monroe doctrine That dootrlno
has for its proamblo distinctly ex
pressed that we will not take- part
in Europoan or Asiatio land-grabbing
or seek a couquost of non-contiguous
territory
2 Becauso tho ratification of a
troaty of annexation would be the
attempt to govern a people against
its consent which is a inonstrouB
violation of tbo principle upon which
our govornmont b founded
3 Bocause tho conspirators who
are moving with abhorrent forces
to consummate their crime against
an innocent poople have constantly
admitted that the peoplo cannot
govern themselves
4 Because thoy not only admit
this but show it to be true since
only three thousand voters out of
over one hundred thousand possible
voters in the islands aro allowed
to vote
5 Because we have no govern
ment machinery fitted to take- up
absorb nud continue an oligarchy
and because tho absorption of tho
islands would practically make for
us in spite of Lincolns Emancipa
tion Proclamation a slave State
6 Becauso the subterfuge of say
ing you can tako it as raw territory
nover to bo an organized Territory
or a State will not and cannot bind
any future Congress which chooses
to make it a commonwealth or give
it Statehood
7 Because two more United
States Senators of the wild and
woolly kind and full of all varieties
of rotten economic dootrine are not
needed to sink the United States
Senate lower
8 Bncaueo its frail and baleful
voto as a State might be tho turning
point in a heated Fresidont oleotion
9 Becauso its admission by Con
gress in spite of court decisions
hitherto excluding the Chineso from
eitizonship would admit them to it
10 Because a prime element in
our strength as nation and our
impregnability rests upon our con
tiguous and compact area Stealing
a group of islands over two thousand
miles away would destroy this elo
moat of strength
11 Becuusn the wicked conni
vance of United Stales marines in
the doposing of tho rightful queen
and government ought not to be
condoned by any further barbarism
for whioh our government will be
responsible
12 Because President McKiuley
said in his message I speak not of
forcible annexation for that cannot
bo thought of That by our codo
of morality would be criminal ag
gression It is true that tho Presi
dent was speaking of Cuba when he
said this but it is equally true in
fact it is overwhelmingly true that
those words fit tho case of Hawaii
exactly
IS Bocause twenty one thousand
nativo Hawaiians protost agaiust
this annexation in an impressive pe
tition to which no reply can be suc
cessfully made
11 Becauso tho claim that Ha
waii is a koy to anything tho Uuit
od States needs is utterly false A
key two thousand miles away from
its look if it was a key would
bo worthless
15 Because an overwhelming
majority of our citizens aro against
annexation so many indeed that
not one of our States could get n
popular voto in its favor
1G Becauso when Presidout
Grant wished to annex St Domingo
a noaror country and the pro
motors of thesohomo argued for the
possession of it they used the pre
oiio scare argumonts that tho new
annexationists use now not one of
whioh had scintilla of truth to staud
on Tho chief ono was that Eng
land or eomo other bogoy would got
tho island if wo refuted it This was
nearly thirty yoars ago and this lie
along with tho othorr is no nearer
truo than it was theu
17 Becauso we have a perpetual
grant of Pearl River Harbor there
aB a naval and coaling station which
is all we want and whioh cannot be
taken away from us
18 Because tho mixed Portu
guese Chinose Japanese and Ha
waiian poople are a most undesirable
addition to a free government
10 Because our wishes in respect
to Hawaiis belonging to itself will
bo rospoctod by other nations
20 Becauso the ownership of tho
islands would imply an enormous
enlargement of tho navy to hold
thorn and an equally oxpensivo and
portentous enlargement of tho jingo
mouth in tho Senate and in certain
editorial chairs
21 Becauso it is tho centre and
breeding ground of leprosy tho
most loathesoum of human diseases
which is absolutely incurable and
which would according to unques
tioned medical authority bo dis
tributed among our own poople horo
as a direct result of closer com
mercial relations with such a country
22 Becauso this disease already
cousumes one tenth of tho countrys
resources for tho maintenance of its
leper hospitals and being a leper
moans death in from three to six
years Do we wish to iuteusify this
scourge of the human race and
scatter it oven with tho volcanoes
thrown into the bargain
23 Becauso tho commissioners
whom wo should be likely to send
to Hawaii to make some sort of an
anomalous government whereby we
should at first try to govern it
would givo object lessons in jobbery
sufficient to Bickou this generation
21 Because our couutry will
never need distant territory and
should turn its attention for the
noxt thirty yearn at least to the vex
ed problems which modern com
mercial progress has added to the
task of statesmanship
25 Because the project of annex
ation is a vilo and vulgar attempt of
human greed to proGt by an im
mense pioce of jobbery the fruits of
which aro to soil handB high in pub
lio position and becauso tbo moral
results of it am scarcely less leprous
than the leprosy we are asked to ac
cept and nationalize
Joel Benton
Frank Leslies Weekly
BUSINESS LOCALS
An immeuse stock of now goods
at Sachs
Fanoy figured Lawn now designs
10 yards for 1 at Sachs
Extremely low prices for new
goods is tho rule at Saohs
Scotch Lawns fast color 18 yards
for 1 at Sachs
Figured Organdies new spring
patterns 9 yards for 1 at Saohs
Victoria Lawn good quality GO
cents a piece this week at achs
Instructions given in singing and
voico oulture by a young Hawaiiau
Inquire at thin ofiice
Now Suit Club 1 per week just
oponed at Medeiros Decker No
11 Hotel Btreot join at once
Scotlaud is famod for its fino
whiskoys and the best brands of it
aro obtatuablo at tho Pacifio Saloou
Ask for Andrew Ushors O V G
For a good aud clean shave also
up-to-date hair cutting call aud see
Charley Molteno at tho Europoan
Barber Shop ou Merchant Btreot
Tho favorite beverage of the no
bility b Andrew Ushors whisky and
Schweppes famous soda The Royal
Annex always up to date is now
responding to tho frequeut calls for
U S
Paddy Ryan is now assisted by
popular William Carlislo at tho An
chor Saloou where Seattle Boer is
always on draught and other stimu
lants furnished Pointers on all
sporting evouts can be had freo of
charge from tho athlotio manager of
tho Anchor
No 818
f ilders Steamship Co
TIME TABLE
O li WIGHT Pros B B KOBE Bee
Capt J A KING PortSnpt
Stmr KINAU
OLAKKE Commander
Will leave Honolulu otlO a m touching at
Lahalria Maalaea Bay and Makcna the
Barueday Mahnkonn Kawalbaonnd Lau
palioehoo the following day arriving at
Hllo tho same afternoon
LEWES HONOLULU
Friday Jon 14
Tuesday Jon 25
Friday Kob 4
Tuesday Feb 15
Friday Kob 25
Tasday Mar 8
AnniVES Honolulu
Saturday Jan 22
Wednesday Feb 2
Sotnrday Vcb 12
Wednesday Feb 28
Saturday Mar 0
wcnneuay Alar 10
Friday Mor 18 Sotnrday Mar 20
Keturnlng will Icovo Hllo at 8 oclock
a h touching nt Laupahoohoo Mahn
Kona and Kawaihao same day JJakeno
Manlnca Bay and Lnhaina the following
day arriving at Honolnln the nfternoons
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Will nnll nf Pnhn1l u -
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No Frolght will bo received after 6
a m on day of sailing
The popular route to tho Volcano Is via
Hllo A good carrlago road tho entire dls
tance Hound trip tickets coloring nil
expenses 5000
Stmr CLAUDINE
OAMEUON Commander
Will leave Honoluln Tuesdays at 5 r m
touching at Kahulul Hana Haraoa and
klpalmlu Maul Jtoturning arrives at
Honolulu Sunday mornings
Will call ot Nuu Koupo once each
month
IO No Freight will bo received after 4
p m on day of sailing
This Company will reserve tho right of
make chaoses in the time of departwe and
arrival of its Steamers without notice and
It will not be responsible for any conse
quences arising therefrom
Consignees must be nt tho Landings to
recolve their freight this Company wil
not hold itself responsible for freight after
it has been landed
Live Stock received only at owners risk
This Company will not be responsible for
Money or Valuables of passengers unless
placed In the caro of Pursers
Passengers are requested to pur
chase Tickets before embarking Those
falling to do so will be subject to an addi
tional charge of twenty five per cent
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HONOLULU
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Uank of Now Zealand
VIOIOHIA AND VANCOUVEH Bank
of British North America
Transact a General Banking and Exchanqt
Business
Dopoe Its Itecelvod Loans made on Ap
proved Hcourity Commercial and Travel
era Credit Issued Bills of Exchange
bought nud sold
OoUontloiiH Promptly Accounted For